Joanne Shaw Taylor – All The Way From America (Single)
British blues-rock artist Joanne Shaw Taylor has had a steady stream of single releases in 2023 “Sweet ‘Lil Lies’, “Black Magic” and “Wild Love” through Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records. Her last single release of 2023 is the song ‘All The Way From America’ which is originally by Joan Armatrading and was chosen and produced by Kevin Shirley (Iron Maiden, Joe Bonamassa, George Benson).
The song was originally released by Joan Armatrading in 1980 in the UK as the second single from her ‘Me Myself I’ album. Whilst she is a very private person, when she was previously asked about the track in an interview by Song Facts she explained “That song was somebody who was in America who was trying to persuade me to go out with them and would call all the way from America when I got back to the UK” (Original interview can be found here and is credited to Carl Wiser at www.songfacts.com: https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/joan-armatrading )
Returning to Joanne’s version, her lead vocals are smooth and clearly convey the emotive lyrics as she sings “You called all the way from America, but my heart couldn’t stand the pain of that promised love.”
However, the production seems a bit too slick with acoustic guitar and saloon bar-esque piano that reminds this writer of a Rod Stewart number. The truly frustrating thing is that she is a highly-skilled songwriter as is documented in her previous album releases including her debut album ‘White Sugar’ (2009), ‘Diamonds In The Dirt’ (2010) and ‘Reckless Heart’ (2019) amongst other releases.
Unfortunately, I am unable to find out more information about the band personnel on the track but the full-band sound works well alongside the guitar tone.
In conclusion, I am looking forward to Joanne Shaw Taylor’s new album release scheduled for 2024 to hear more of her original material backed by some cool cat session musicians which is when this star truly shines.
Joanne Shaw Taylor’s latest single ‘All The Way From America’ is out now on Journeyman Records.
You can stream the single here: https://ffm.to/streamatwfa
In addition, Joanne Shaw Taylor will tour the UK in February 2024 with special guest Connor Selby at the following venues:
Saturday, February 17 – Royal Northern College of Music – Manchester, UK
Sunday, February 18 – Queen Margaret Union – Glasgow, UK
Monday, February 19 – City Varieties Music Hall – Leeds, UK
Wednesday, February 21 – The Fire Station – Sunderland, UK
Thursday, February 22 – Indigo at The O2 – London, UK
Friday, February 23 – The Wulfrun – Wolverhampton, UK
Sunday, February 25 – The Waterfront – Norwich, UK
Monday, February 26 – De La Warr Pavilion – Bexhill, UK
Wednesday, February 28 – The Apex – Bury St Edmunds, UK
Thursday, February 29 – Palace Theatre – Southend, UK
For tickets and more information visit Joanne Shaw Taylor’s official website here: https://www.joanneshawtaylor.com/
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